Obituary of Ronald David Gabert

Ronald David Gabert Ron’s family are saddened to announce his passing on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Sherbrooke Community Centre. Ronald David Gabert was born Dec. 4, 1946 in Saskatoon. He was the first child of June and Ernie, followed by brother Jim (Roberta) and sister Linda (Alex) Campbell. At the age of 9 he was diagnosed with Diabetes, unexpectedly succumbing to complications on July 10, 2017. During the early years of his illness he spent many summers at camp Easter Seal. He attended Westmount and Bedford before graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture majoring in Biochemistry from the U of S. His summer job was delivering milk, which is how he met his future wife Ingrid. They were married March 23, 1973 and had three daughters: Michelle (David Archer), Bridget (Clinton Meikle), and Suzanne (Jeff Shmyr); and 11 amazing grandchildren; and his nieces and nephews and many other beloved family and friends who will miss him dearly. Ron enjoyed biking, fishing, playing slow pitch and cheering on our Roughriders. He had coffee buddies at various local restaurants. Most of his career was spent working on quality control of milk products for Dairy Producers. In later years he completed the prep chef program at SIAST and worked at the Bulk Cheese Warehouse and Western Development Museum. Ron was also a member of Elstow Lodge No 147, A.F. & A.M. Ron was a resident at Sherbrooke Community Centre the last 4 years. Thank you to the wonderful staff on Prairielane for taking such good care of him. We really enjoyed the many events from Wine Club, to Diners, to sing alongs and outings. Special thanks to Dr. Tymchak and Pastor Mark Trew. Memorial donations may be made to Sherbrooke Community Centre or the Canadian Diabetes Assoc.